2-Social-Studies-February

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Grade: 2nd

Month: February

Main Concept

Factors of Production:
People using human, capital and natural resources

Guiding Questions

  • What are some examples of natural resources?
  • How do natural resources effect activities?
  • How do people depend on the physical environment and natural resources to satisfy their basic needs?
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Theme/Content Skills

  • Scarcity of resources requires people to make choices in urban, rural, and suburban communities.

Key Terms

natural resource, crop, decision, conservation, recycle. pollution

Holidays

Presidents Day
Valentines Day

Student Outcomes

  • Students will recognize the importance of caring for resources.
  • Students will identify ways people can conserve and replenish natural resources.
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Assessment/Project


-Make a "Wind Sock"
-Plant vegetable seeds. Use the food in dishes after it has grown.

Resources for Students


-Harcourt Brace Activity Book p.37, 32

Resources for Teachers


-Harcourt Brace Teacher's Edition A p.130 (How to make a wind sock)
-Harcourt Brace Unit 3: Chapter 4 & 6

Field Trip Suggestions


Walk around the school and/or Conservatory Garden. Have students list/draw all different ways they saw ater being used.